Influence of Facebook in Pakistani Pedagogy Hussain Tazeen* Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, Pakistan *Correspondence to: Tazeen Hussain, ST-33, Block-2, Scheme-5, Clifton, Karachi-75600, Pakistan. E-mail: tazeen.hussain@indusvalley.edu.pk
Online published on 12 September, 2016. Abstract This study grounds itself in the communication, information sharing, discussion and cocreation potential of ICTs with reference to social media-Facebook. Taking a qualitative approach, it explores the above as building blocks of new educational paradigms of learner autonomy; learner-centered education and co-creation of knowledge through discussion and collaboration, by exploring the various ways and reasons teachers use Facebook as part of pedagogy in Pakistan. It suggests that, in order to understand fully the potential of Facebook as a pedagogical tool, being egalitarian, autonomous and emancipatory, there is a need to review the ways in which learning is viewed and evaluated. Top Keywords Facebook, social media, pedagogy, student-centered learning, constructivist learning. Top |